we have the high increases in costs of living. for brian, he faces a new challenge. his landlord raised his rent. he can no longer afford it, so he'll be evicted next month. like taking to go well, because i can't afford to lose. i don't belong. you know, it's a really nice place, but you know, only because i can't afford it. he says if he can't find anywhere else to live, that car he drives to work will also then become his home. gabriel is ando gc to east brunswick, new jersey. ah . this is al jazeera, these at the top stories there is less than a week to go before the deadline to complete evacuations from of ghana sounds. but the u. s. is telling its citizens not to go to the airport because of a security threat and searching americans already there to leave. panic is growing

among thousands who are still trying to get on slides. charlotte, bella has more couples. we know about 1500 us possible holders remain and cobbled were meant to be evacuated. we understand that they starting to 2 out of the why, if you will missions with the ascending helicopter to try and retrieve these people and get them to the airport because of the threat to tell about also saying to us, we're also trying to secure the perimeter we're also at risk to i so we also understand that they've got to kind of use strategy to get people and we were witnessing this yesterday with they putting people on buses essentially pre facing them at different places around cobbled checking that they've got the paperwork. they need to get through and then taking those buses as kind of a streamlined process to get past the telephone. supporters of bolivia as former interim president, janine and yes, demanding her release from prison. medic say is in

a stable condition after she tried to take her own life. she's in charge with genocide over the death of protesters in 2019. a landmark case accusing indonesia, president and top government officials of failing to co pollution in jakarta has been delayed for a 7th time. it was filed in july, 2019 against president joker with dodo chicago. as governor and 7 other officials. rapidly expanding bush fires, threatening homes and businesses in san bernardino, in the u. s. state of california. 55 to say, windsor, making it difficult to contain people living in the area have been advised to leave the us state of new york has availed that more than 12000 corona virus. deaths went unreported under a former governor. andrew cuomo. it brings the number of deaths in the state to more than 55000. the previous records excluded those who died in their own homes. and those are the headlines. more details on the website odyssey dot com. now its risking at all by more than 10 years after the global financial

crisis, you've taken home more than $480000000.00. your companies now bankrupt our economies in the state of crisis. i have a very casey question. this is a 1000000 lost at home the us who held responsible. i will be fabulously wealthy and i will not take any price for it. thank you lord, the man who stole the world on al jazeera. ah, yes, i use

use um. ah, ben is whaler a country in crisis, hyperinflation, political instability, severe debt and chronic food and medicine shortages. once the wealthiest country in the region finished whaler is mud and the worst economic

crisis in its history. almost exclusively dependent on oil revenues. venezuela, silent with severe economic recession after oil prices dropped in 2014. the economy contracted by over a 3rd between 2013 and 20. 17. inflation increased by more than 1000000 percent. the cost of basic commodities like flour and milk skyrocketed. some venezuelans tend to the trafficking of fuel to make they found a good source of accomplices and buyers here in neighboring columbia fuel costs $1.00 cent per liter in venezuela, its re sold for more than 30 times its original price and columbia. a real opportunity for traffic as the colombian village of one free lies near the venezuelan columbia border. here, the smuggling of the trade passed from generation to generation.

carlos and his cousin, a 20 years old. every day they picked the same route through patty fields. just a few kilometers away by crossing had they can reach the venezuela buddha. while i'm waiting to leave me the regular legal carlos and his cousin on meeting the venezuelan accomplices. you will be arriving with containers filled with fuel, granite. oh no. and for those kind of light

is awesome to film from a distance, he's worried, he hasn't told the other traffickers that we are with him. he also just found out that there are soldiers patrolling the area using gestures. he explains that the police could shoot at us once we arrive at the meeting point, carlos worries that it was a mistake to bring us. i think i like one of the other. but what i

me what we fight in the bushes, but we don't have to wait long. 20 minutes later, a few silhouettes appear at the edge of the cliff. first 5, then 10, then 20, then 30. all these men nervous and exhausted. they have taken huge risk to deliver this fuel. oh

yes. yeah, leon. i don't know whether it's you know, the only person that you say yeah. and it's, well i and it's well, i mean, i don't mind if i use someone will is going to plan until the leader of the venezuela traffickers arrived. he does not believe that we are going to have . 6 the you know me here was was you know what i look you know? no, no, no, no, no, no, no i oh,

the, they just got the traffic is crowd around us to stop us from leaving the window. and then on the after 2 hours of arguing, we managed to come the traffic is down, they find the understand that we're not here to turn them into the authorities. i don't, i don't want it. i was going to go and i got the, the death threats of forgotten the traffic has continue their march each carrying

almost 50 liters on his back in just a few moments, a ton and a half a few illegally crosses over from bennet way to columbia. bennett, yeah, my mom i was over there is still another fields to cross the group has now out of the soldiers range, the venezuela traffic has begin to transfer the fuel to the columbia county the, you know, the some individuals wont even able to afford plastic containers carried the

bundle that i bought it over with them for someone like that in and i know that i got yes yes. yes, i thought i had honest, i don't believe i carry of an $11.00 per trip of fortune in today's venezuela does for me. but i'm, i don't know about i'm, i'm like, oh my god. oh, you know, call me later medical mom. i'm only in dropbox. yeah. i'm in florida. yeah. you know, the, the food, the crisis through counts and venezuela,

all of these young people had a bright future thoughts animal. but she did that allows us to hi, dan and i still have my little now the only thing with learning is resourcefulness. and it's not without risk, get me annoying. she ended up going to and then from there. but i would pop up on not better than what i had medical and i do not follow up with me. but a little while these traffic is carry the fuel on their backs. some have found more elaborate ways at the foot of the mountain between columbia and venezuela is a small village. it lies on what has been described as one of the most high risk borders in latin america. quest is

tita village, where fuel containers live site side with the estimated 4000 inhabitants that everywhere. tons of petrol soda legally on most roadside. the per se, luis has a faster way to transport his contraband. what model is it then? then i'm a home. i can follow up a lot of video and we'll get off again. and then what, what, what what is all about? well i thought of was i don't know, know, are you in a company that they will not allow? maybe you'll only office that yard at the bottom of it. you

know, up. it's like there's a lot a lot without the, the company he's leaving to collect 4000 liters of fuel in venezuela. the in that is all right. hold on one minute for the most in the morning, i'll be over there. they will not allow guardians on what they want to get up on it . it's got all of them off the list that i got.

they got it. okay, allow me up on the bundle and it'll say we arrive at the border to collect the load of contraband fuel waiting for him . unfortunately, at least everywhere he takes a side road. this route is much safer. it's here that traffic is a place to look out by our i think of the name of what that i the hospital

the only thing i love you by doing this, jose louise risked a 7 year prison sentence. and the confiscation of his vehicle was almost $5600.00. what i got up that way and i'll go some way that i can. but one of the lookouts is missing from his post, carefully moving forward, jose luis spots another. he wants them to police patrolling the area cause they louise turns back. he's not willing to take the risk

the minute i was in minnesota. yes, men and women are part of the family as i'm all time traffickers family. they don't understand why the police are jeopardizing their business to them. this is the only way i living with a lot better nobility by for seen such little i don't know why don't i said, i don't know what i don't know who still rules. so someone can go there must y'all get on the bus money 1st, almost all of the organ. i'm going to local minister things for me or somebody like

that. so it's not a problem, but they've been here all morning. the group of police officers and soldiers began their operation at dawn. this river was turned into a makeshift food crossing. it separates venezuela from columbia. to follow me, don't look at some other. i'm going to some moment just a few hours ago, a small stretch of rocks linked to the 2 short together, doubly with because this passage, every day, the money i'm going to purchase. the most common us company unparalleled contest in the name . do you know, sellers in solomon and i never was i don't,

i don't know when. okay, good. i know what the the the

condos and clothes say the contraband of choices. fuel 25 year old and rest traffic's gas across the border. and i still don't know which side of the border he comes from. he's nick named laurel the parrot because he is very talkative. loda is an experienced traffic, a young fellow that i got the venue that up at all. napa county. they went to look at those anywhere in the us. the ada gomez at the heidi is he go malo? these are joining raja me every day. laura and his accomplices make the round trip to venezuela. but today there is a problem that just wanted some men in uniform on the opposite shore. wayne and

soldiers loaded coals, one of these accomplices on the other side of the border. but as we went, oh, i don't know what i was going to be at least, but on the team of smugglers. worried along with the usual soldiers. there's a man, they don't recognize a senior officer, the man on the left with a red scarf venue. but normally the traffic has off the soldiers. a bribe in order to cross over the presence of an officer who they don't know complicates things. but i'll have

a good a. well, that's not. what i this year me, those gentlemen, doc, one to scar island. seek i live on the opposite shore. nose accomplice indicates that the coast is now clear. the soldiers are gone. no, no, it's free to go and collect his gas bottles from venezuela. the smugglers also take this opportunity to cross some of them carrying unexpected goods like this car engine. many things have now become hard to get and venezuela,

even chicken poetry trafficking has become lucrative. but it's not always easy about this man drives nearly a 100 chicken day across the border. he owns almost a $170.00 to get them in the calculator, and it's whatever it will give him a minute to look it up on your list. and i gotta see if you will get them in a company called me and also also the the, the, the small trafficking business allows a dozen people to earn a living he left just 2 hours ago, but lot or is already back with his gas bottles. he's exhausted ah,

yoga room and he was sitting there and i'm like me for them. like when you pedrosa love me where you where they are. you see i don't or you press ok, but i don't what is a rank them in business? 9 dollars and he sells them for double that price. the profit will allow him to support his wife and then you will baby he will get you. they will miracle. yeah. they allow me. ok, your gay, but i saw i got but i saw the face,

guess all are better on moodle by kilo gotten it and i was going to love them. they're going to be completely fine. you know they're needing a last course or the nino router. you pop on loaded on meal the will the, he's assistance, main job is to push the motorcycle. i i very now had enough in the

like a lot of katie when you know, i don't i, she didn't go so lena. then it will give me almost all of the inhabitants of the villages along the border have turned to

trafficking work is scarce in this region and unemployment overwhelming. they see no better options, but to smuggle for this month, at least, laura will be able to feed his family. a tale of 2 presidents: venezuelan military defectors, me american mass, and reese, ah, and the bizarre told daisha attempt at regime change in the ball of entry in republic of venezuela. people in power. the bay of pigs on al jazeera, teach, you know,

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